Naxi people
E558040
The Naxi people are an ethnic minority primarily living in China’s Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, known for their matrilineal traditions, Dongba pictographic script, and rich musical and religious heritage.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Naxi | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
Dongba manuscripts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dongjing music NERFINISHED ⓘ Naxi ancient music ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Tibeto-Burman peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritagePreservationEffort | Dongba Culture Research Institute in Lijiang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageThreat | endangerment of Dongba script ⓘ |
| historicalInfluence |
Bai culture
ⓘ
Han Chinese culture ⓘ Tibetan culture ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | matrilineal descent ⓘ |
| language | Naxi language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Sino-Tibetan languages ⓘ |
| notableCity | Lijiang Old Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationRegion | northwestern Yunnan ⓘ |
| primaryLocation |
Lijiang
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ⓘ
Sichuan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Yunnan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People’s Republic of China ⓘ |
| region |
Hengduan Mountains
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ⓘ
upper Yangtze River basin ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Mosuo people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tibetan people ⓘ Yi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSpecialist | Dongba priest ⓘ |
| ritualTextLanguage | Dongba pictographs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script |
Dongba script
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Geba script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStructure | matrilineal ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
embroidery
ⓘ
weaving ⓘ wood carving ⓘ |
| traditionalCrop |
barley
ⓘ
maize ⓘ wheat ⓘ |
| traditionalDressFeature |
seven-star cape worn by women
ⓘ
sheepskin cape ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic | Naxi ancient music ensembles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
agriculture
ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion |
Chinese folk religion
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Dongba religion NERFINISHED ⓘ Taoism NERFINISHED ⓘ Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalResidencePattern | matrilocal ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | Lijiang Old Town inscribed as World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| writingSystemType | pictographic script ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Naxi
this entity surface form:
Naxi
subject surface form:
Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture